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Sheep
Sheep price update: plenty of bite for fleshed lambs
Darren Carty
There is continued variability in slaughter performance of lambs, with well-fleshed lambs in keen demand.
9 September 2024 Pedigree
Texel shearling tops Fosters' ram sale at 1,700gns
Rachel Gallagher reports from Beattie’s pedigree livestock centre for the 12th/14th annual Springhill pedigree livestock tup sale.
8 September 2024 News
In photos: greenway protests, harvesting and threshing
Our top photos from the week include Cooley farmers protesting a proposed greenway and a Cork farmer spreading seeds with his quad and APV seeder. We also captured harvesting, farm walks and more.
Budgets - let the Teagasc store lamb finishing calculator do the work
The calculator is beneficial to farmers completing budgets for purchasing store lambs, but it can be equally useful in helping to inform decisions on purchasing or selling lambs.
7 September 2024 Markets
Weekend weather: warm and sunny but becoming wet
Met Éireann has forecast that the weekend will begin dry and warm before the weather turns mixed, with highest temperatures of 25°C.
6 September 2024 News
Clinker hits top price in Dungannon
Rachel Gallagher reports from Dungannon Mart for the NI Rouge Club premier sale.
4 September 2024 Pedigree
Suffolk tops Sheep Ireland sale at €2,550
Rachel Gallagher reports from GVM Tullamore Mart for the 14th annual Sheep Ireland multi-breed ram sale where average prices increased by €58/head and the sale average hit 90%.
4 September 2024 Pedigree
Cooley farmers say threat of CPOs for greenways must be scrapped
Protest organisers in Louth have gathered over 1,300 submissions against the proposed greenway.
4 September 2024 News
In pictures: Quality lambs in demand in Ennis
The first sheep sale held on the MartBids online sales platform saw butchers and agents active for fleshed lambs and plenty of farmer demand for quality stores.
4 September 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: Mule ewe lambs up €29/head and hoggets up €18
Rachel Gallagher reports from the annual Donegal Mule Group sale held in Ballybofey & Stranorlar Livestock Mart.
4 September 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: high level of demand for ewe hoggets
Rachel Gallagher reports from Manorhamilton Livestock Sales annual show and sale of hogget ewes.
4 September 2024 Markets
NI Trends: strong demand keeps beef prices steady; lamb quotes under pressure
The beef trade in Northern Ireland is holding firm, but there is pressure being applied to lamb quotes.
4 September 2024 Markets